Paper-roll holder.



0. B. TAYLOR..

PAPER noLL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2B. Vl9l4.

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To all whom it may] concern: ,l Be it known that. I, OLIVER B. Tarpon, acitizen of the United States, residin at Muske on, county of Muskegon,andqbtate of Mic igan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Paper- Roll Holders, of which the following a specification.

vThis'invcntion relates to paper roll hold- My object, is to provide anautomatic brake for arresting the rotation4 of' a paper roll,particularly one used for sanitary paper toweling when the paper is tornoff, and

to eliminate friction when pulling ortear-` ing the paper from the roll.

Heretofore tearing-ofi devlces or knives have beenused in connectionwith rolls of wrapping paper, but these have the disadvantageVthatconsiderable friction is offered to every movement of the paper. It hasalso been proposed to providea lroll of paper toweling having a seriosof sheets joined by perforations, the object being to tear off onesection or sheet at a time. In practice, however', it is found that thequick un'rolls a much larger quantity of paper than is required and avery large waste is thus brought about. While my invention is notrestricted to rolls of paper toweling having successive sheets, it ispeculiarly adapted to this use and effects a very great saving inconnection with rolls of sanitary toweling and is adapted for use inconnection'with such rolls` as are now on the market.

The invention embodies means whereby when a piece of paper is torn fromthe roll, my invention automatically acts upon the spindle ,of the rolland checks, brakes or arrests the roll so tity is torn off.

The invention consists, broadly, in the combination with the spindle ofa paper roll, of means automatically actuated by the paper web, when thepiece of paper 1s torn ofi', toantomatically apply a brake to thespindle of the roll to brake or arrest the rotation of the roll. I amaware that the invention may be carried out in a number of differentways and I do not limitmyself to any particular embodiment nor to theembodiment of the invention which is set forth hereinafter and disclosedin the accompanying drawings. as the same is to be considered lasillustrative, rather than restrictive, of the scope of the inventipn.

that onlyr the .desired quan- In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the invention in use;

Fig.y 2, 'a vertical sect-ion taken just beyond one end of the paperroll, the latter and theweb being shown in dottedlines and the -brakeapplied; 4

Fig. 3, a detail perspective of the complete attachment when'disconnected fromV 4. its pivots; and

Fig. 4, a detail of one of the pivots or gudgeons.

The case which contains the removabliJ paper roll is shown at 1 and maybeprovided with a swinging or other suitable cover 2 to protect the'roll and afford the requisite ornamental appearance. In the bottom ofthe case is an opening 3 through which the web 4 of the roll 5 may bedrawn when it is desired to tear olf a section of the paper. Such rollsare 4usually provided with 4a. line of slits or'pe'rforations 6 toafford easy severance The roll is carried by a spindle 7 which isprovided with reduced spindles 8 loosely 'received'in bearings 9 in thecase l. Suitable knobs or finger-pieces (lig) may be provided at theends ofthe spin- While my invention contemplates the application of abrake to the spindle of the paper roll in any desired manner, providedit is automatically operated by the tension on the paper web when thepaper is severed, I prefer to arrange the brake so that it will coperatewith the uncovered parts 11 of the spindle where it emerges at the endsof the paper roll 5.

Secured to, or projecting from the inner faces of the ends ofthe case 1are pivots or gudgeons 12. A wire frame ljhas coiled parts 14' journaledon' the said pivots or gudgeons, and to the ends 15 are securedbrake-blocks 16 which may be of any desired material, although Ipreferto employ pieces of rubber into which the said ends enter. These rubberbrake-blocks or shoes 16 are preferably provided with concaved innerfaces 17 of substantially the same curvathe ,case l.' The frame isadapted to'strike against the case 1 to limit the forwar movement .ofsaid frame when the paper web is pulled against saidl frameand the framemay have a certain degree of resiliency to permit a full application ofthe brake-blocks or shoes to 'the spindle before the frame eventuallystrikes the case l when the paper is being severed. Counterweights 19are connected to the frame' to normally swing the frame rearwardly andthe brakeblocks out of contact with the spindle. My invention is notlimited, however, to a normal disengagement of the brake from thespindle, as it miglht have a moderate or li ht contact therewit whichwould not inter ere with the eas unreelin of the paper web from the rol,but which would permit a suiicient braking action to be exerted when thepaper web was drawn a ainst the frame, as is done when the web is eingsevered.

When the parts are in normal condition, the web depends freely throughthe slot 3. A -downward pull on the Web will rermit any desired amountof toweling to be unreeled, but immediately the web is pulled toward theuser to sever a portion thereof, it comes into engagement with the frame13 and thereupon the tension causes the brakeblocks or shoes 16 to bedrawn against the spindle of the roll to thereby check or arrest t erotation thereof, When the device is properly used, the Web will beunreeled until a perforated line appears in the vicinity of the frameand vthen the web will be drawn outwardly against the frame and a slightl upward motion will result in severing the web. To assist severance,the frame may be sharpened or provided with a knife edge,

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

In a paper roll holder, the combination with a case having a slot in itsbottom andof a spindle a hinged cover for its to whose free ends arejournaIe in said case between the meeting edges of the case and cover, apaper roll carried by 'said spindle, the end portions ofthe spindlebeing exposed beyond the ends of the paper roll, a

U-shaped frame whose legs are pivotally connected to the interior facesof the ends of the case and are adapted to play between said ends andthe ends of the paper roll, brake blocks carried by said legs of theframe which are adapted to engage the exposed ends of the spindlebetween the ends of the case and the ends of the paper roll, means fornormally retracting the frame so that the brake-blocks will be free ofthe spindle ends, the legs extending through the slot and having theiroutward movement limited by the cover-and cross-piece of said U-shapedframe being disposed so as to be engaged by the web of the paper when a\ortion thereof is being severed, whereby the rake blocks are made toengage the spindle when the paper web is ulled upon.

In testimony whereof, I ereunto afix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

OLIVER B. TAYLOR.

